Pope REFUSES to Accept Charity Donation of 16,666,000 Pesos Because it Includes 666 – The Number of The Devil

The Pope has refused a donation of 16,666,000 pesos from the President of Argentina because it contained 666, the so-called number of the Devil.

Pope Francis, a former Archbishop of Buenos Aires, has traditionally supported progressive causes in his native Argentina and does not naturally see eye-to-eye with President Mauricio Macri, who was elected on a right-wing market-oriented ticket.

The Pope has been unimpressed by some of the austerity measures introduced by President Macri, including 500 per cent rises in domestic electricity prices and 100 per cent increases in transport fares, which have both hit poor Argentinians hard.

President Macri made the donation earlier this month, shortly after actors George Clooney, Richard Gere and Salma Hayek had agreed to be ambassadors for the charity.

But the Vatican Insider, which specialises in papal affairs, reported that Pope Francis wrote to the Argentinian branch of the foundation, asking them to return the money.

In a postcript, he reportedly wrote: ‘I don’t like the 666.’

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Christians Forced to Hide Their Faith From ‘Abusive’ Muslim Refugees

CHRISTIAN refugees have been forced to hide their faith from Muslim refugees who bully them over their religion.

According to German newspaper Zeit a number of refugees in Hamburg said they feel unsafe and fear for their safety because of their faith.

Dena Kasravi, a Christian convert from Iran, spent years attending illegal bible groups in her homeland but after making her way to Germany said she still lives in fear.

The 33-year-old said: “If they find out, I will be fair game. Everyone will have the right to destroy me. Some Muslims even think it is their obligation.

“I can’t get rid of the fear.”

Miss Kasravi’s name has been changed and other Christian refugees say they are repeatedly verbally attacked by Muslim refugees.

One young Iranian woman said a Syrian man questions her every day about why she does not wear a headscarf and cover herself up.

Security guards at refugee camps in Hamburg have reportedly told the Christian residents to keep their faith a secret, claiming they cannot protect them if their secret is revealed.

Miss Kasravi and two dozen refugees have set up a secret church at the camp but none of them wear a cross or reads the Bible in front of the Muslim refugees.

The group are unable to escape questioning, particularly during Ramadan where every Muslim at the camp was asked to sign a list if they were taking part.

An Iraqi man questioned Miss Kasravi about why her name wasn’t on the list.

The 33-year-old was forced to lie and pretend she was not allowed to fast due to a thyroid problem.

Only Armenians and Assyrians are permitted to practise Christianity in Iran.

All other Christian activity is forbidden with 108 Christians arrested for attending underground churches in the Islamic republic in the last year.

According to Zeit the number of Christians has increased in Hamburg with Iranian Christians able to seek asylum in Germany to escape persecution in Iran.

One refugee, who did not wish to be named, said: “The denouncing of your faith is heavily punished in Iran. Therefore converting to another religion was one of the few reasons Iranians would get asylum in Germany.”

The Alpha and Omega International Church said last year they had about 250 members in Hamburg, now they have 450, with up to ten new people attending mass each week.

Concerns have been raised that desperate refugees are converting just to improve their chances of being granted asylum.

Dietlind Jochims, Commissioner for Refugees of the North Church, said: “It would be naive to think that people do not grasp at any straw that might give them a better chance to stay, but it’s not up to clerics to test the strength of someone’s faith.”

But despite a surge in refugees attending church, Stefan Heße, archbishop of Hamburg, said the church can take up to a year before deciding to baptise someone.

Asylum officials are also trained to ask questions about religion and expect converts to be able to explain fully why they converted and what it means to them.

Miss Kasravi’s experience comes in the wake of a study that found Christian refugees, particularly converts from Islam to Christianity, have been attacked, abused or harassed at refugee centres in Germany.

A report from Open Doors, a Christian aid organisation, said more than 80 per cent of Christian refugees had suffered at the hands of Muslims at refugee camps set up to deal with the 1.2million refugees who have arrived in Germany during the last 18 months.

Others claimed the German authorities were not doing enough to protect them.

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Saudi Arabia Has Funded 20% Of Hillary’s Presidential Campaign, Saudi Crown Prince Claims

In what may be the pinnacle of hypocrisy, moments ago Hillary Clinton, while speaking live on national security and addressing the Orlando shooting took some time from her constant bashing of the Second Amendment and calling for a ban on assault rifles, to say some less than kind words about Saudi Arabia whom it accused of supporting radical organizations. This is what she said:

The third area that demands attention is preventing radicalization and countering efforts by ISIS and other international terrorist networks to recruit in the United States and Europe. For starters, it is long past time for the Saudis, the Qataris and the Kuwaitis and others to stop their citizens from funding extremist organizations. And they should stop supporting radical schools and mosques around the world that have set too many young people on a path towards extremism. We also have to use all our capabilities to counter jihadist propaganda online. This is something that I spend a lot of time on at the State Department.

There is nothing wrong with that statement, as it is the whole truth – Saudi Arabia’s involvement in supporting terrorism stretches from Sept 11 all the way through to ISIS – however, where there is a big, and potentially law-breaking, problem is what Jordan’s official news agency, Petra News Agency, reported on Sunday citing the Saudi crown price, namely that Saudi Arabia is a major funder of Hillary Clinton’s campaign to become the next president of the United States.

As MEE notes, the Petra News Agency published on Sunday what it described as exclusive comments from Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman which included a claim that Riyadh has provided 20 percent of the total funding to the prospective Democratic candidate’s campaign.

The report was later deleted and the news agency has not responded to requests for comment from Middle East Eye. However, the deletion took place too late, as the Washington-based Institute for Gulf Affairs managed to capture the report and has re-published the original Arabic Petra report, which quoted Prince Mohammed as having said Saudi Arabia had provided with “full enthusiasm” an undisclosed amount of money to Clinton.

As a reminder, It is illegal in the United States for foreign countries to try to influence the outcome of elections by funding candidates. That appears not to have stopped the Saudis, however.

“Saudi Arabia always has sponsored both Republican and Democratic Party of America and in America current election also provide with full enthusiasm 20 percent of the cost of Hillary Clinton’s election even though some events in the country don’t have a positive look to support the king of a woman (sic) for presidency,” the report quoted Prince Mohammed as having said.

According to the US Federal Election commission, over the past two years Clinton has raised a little more than $211.8 million. 20% of this sum is $42.4 million.

The report was published (and then mysteriously deleted) on the eve of Prince Mohammed making an official visit to the United States. The Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday that the senior royal was due to fly to Washington where he will meet officials to discuss US-Saudi ties.

He will remain in the American capital until 16 June, when he will travel to New York for meetings with financial companies, the Saudi Gazette reported.

Prince Mohammed will discuss regional issues with American officials, and he will hold talks with the financial companies about his vision for diversifying Saudi Arabia’s economy away from oil dependency.

Links between Saudi Arabia and the Clinton family, including with Hillary’s campaign, are well reported. In 2008, it was revealed that the Gulf kingdom had donated between $10m and $25m to the Clinton Foundation, a charity set up by Hillary’s husband and former US President Bill Clinton.

Last year the Centre for Studies and Media Affairs at the Saudi Royal Court paid public relations firm the Podesta Group $200,000 for a month-long project to provide “public relations services”.

The Podesta Group was founded in 1988 by brothers John and Tony Podesta. John Podesta is the chair of Hillary Clinton’s campaign to become the next US president.

Finally, in connection to the Orlando shooting, the WSJ reported that according to a spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry, the Orlando shooter, Omar Mateen visited the kingdom twice on pilgrimage.

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